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Subject: 2008 Prospectus Author: putupyourdukes [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 05:31:53pm This years prospectus has been posted on the site... http://goduquesne.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/duqu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/08_prospectus . This is the first that I noticed of it being posted... with that, here is my prediction for this years seasons results 9/6 Bucknell LOSS 9/20 St. Francis WIN - But closer than you would think 9/27 Dayton LOSS 10/4 Albany LOSS - BIG 10/11 Robert Morris - ??? 10/18 CCSU - LOSS 10/25 Sacred Heart - ??? 11/1 Bryant - LOSS 11/8 Wagner - ??? 11/15 Monmouth - LOSS [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: 2008 Prospectus Author: Coffee [Edit] Date Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 09:04:39pm That's a pretty gloomy forcast. 1-9 at worst to 4-6 at best?? Here is my best guess. Bucknell W St. Francis W Dayton L Albany L Robert Morris W CCSU W Sacred Heart W Bryant W Wagner W Monmouth L I didn't know much about Bryant- They lost at Stony Brook, Bentley and Southern Conn and had close games with American International, Assumption, Pace and CW Post. I think the Dukes can beat them and are due to finally win the close games we've been having against the Patriot League by beating Bucknell. I say 7-3. I think back to back games against Albany and Dayton will be tough, but we may split them and go 8-2, but will stick with 7-3. I'd like to see 11 games in the future. Georgetown has an open date at the end of the season. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: 2008 Prospectus Author: Putupyourdukes [Edit] Date Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 09:30:16pm Last year CCSU was playing Western Michigan while we were play Frostburg State.... These NEC teams are several years ahead of us. This was evident in the past few years. The Sacred Hearts have caught up which was proven in how close the past 2 years scores have been. St Francis was even a struggle last year. Yes, the Dukes have made a lot of progress, but their edge over the other NEC schools has been closed and have been passed... Love the respect for Dayton. Your original post you posted Coffee had them as a W, glad you made the change :) [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: 2008 Prospectus Author: Always a Duke [Edit] Date Posted: Thursday, July 31, 12:47:02am While your gloomy predictions are your opinion, I note that Lindy's Football Magazine recently picked the Dukes to finish 2nd to Albany in the NEC. Albany plays 4 teams from the Colonial Athletic Association. I note that it plays the Fightin' Blue Hens of U of Delaware (lost in last year's Div 1-AA championship game) in Newark, DE the week before they play the Dukes at Rooney Field. Perhaps their tough non-conference schedule may soften them a bit for the Dukes. By the way, the Dayton team will not likely be as strong as last year's team since it lost quite a few players through graduation. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: 2008 Prospectus Author: Putupyourdukes [Edit] Date Posted: Thursday, July 31, 09:40:50am I always smirk when I read these preview magazines. Didn't they have La Salle in the d1aa top 25 two years ago or so? Didn't one of those guys rate Scott Knapp as a potential NFL camp attendee this offseason? Their budgets are obviously limited for d1aa coverage....2nd place in year #1 is out of the question. 3 years from now could be a different story... [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: 2008 Prospectus Author: Always a Duke [Edit] Date Posted: Thursday, July 31, 02:41:34pm I guess I failed to see any support for your claim that all of the NEC teams are now ahead of the Dukes. Having not seen your previous pre-season predictions, I'm not sure that you were any more successful from the unidentified magazines you belittled for errors in their pre-season predictions. Perhaps you hadn't considered that in the past five years (2003-2007) the Dukes are 9-1 against NEC teams, including a victory over Monmouth in the 2003 ECAC Classic. Last year the Dukes were 3-0 against NEC teams, and this occurred in the NEC's 2nd year of granting athletic scholarships. While Lindy Magazine's prediction of a 2nd place finish for the Dukes in their inaugural NEC season may be a slight reach, it seems more reasonable than your tale of woe. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: 2008 Prospectus Author: Putupyourdukes [Edit] Date Posted: Thursday, July 31, 09:09:20pm By my calculation they were 3-1 against the NEC last year... Sacred Heart - won by a td St Francis PA - won by a td Robert Morris - won by a fg Monmouth - lost by 11 Not a single one of the wins against the NECs on their OOC schedule finished the year with votes in the Sports Network mid major top 10.(even monmouth failed to accumulate a large amount points) The gap has narrowed. The Dukes have failed to play the top level tiers consistantly in the past few years. The Albanys, Stony Brooks(back in the day), Monmouths, and CCSU's. Yes, you can say that the Dukes have such and such a record against the NEC, but what teams ahve they played? What were the scores 4 years ago against the 2nd tier of the NEC? What were they the past 2 years? Who is your starting QB BTW? I am going w/ Rombach... [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: 2008 Prospectus Author: Doug [Edit] Date Posted: Thursday, July 31, 11:53:51pm You seem set in your mind that the Dukes forgot how to play and the rest of the NEC is ready to move south to join the SEC. I'll just state that the Dukes will not have a losing record this year given the talent they brought in and have comming back. They will be challanged by Bucknell, Albany, Dayton, Robert Morris and Monmouth, but can win against any of them. The biggest difference this year should be a better running game to set up the passing. Rombaugh should have the job until he losses it unless either Paterson or Dixon have a monster camp. By the way, just because Albany plays Delaware, doesn't put them on their level yet and just because the classless pukes at St. Peters cancelled so late in the year doesn't mean we played a D-II schedule. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: 2008 Prospectus Author: Always a Duke [Edit] Date Posted: Friday, August 01, 03:10:34pm I tend to agree with Doug about the Dukes' upcoming season. Note that the MAAC and the NEC were the last and second to last Div 1 conferences, respectively, according the the final Jeff Saragin ratings for the 2007. The Dukes' move one step up to the NEC will no doubt provide stiffer competition but unlikely resulting in a loosing season. Albany plays its first 5 games on the road: U Mass, Hofstra, New Hampshire, Delaware (all from the Colonial Athletic Conf.), and Duquesne. Both U Mass and Delaware have been picked to finish as top 10 teams in several pre-season poles for Div 1-AA. It would appear that Albany's non-conference schedule is the most demanding of any in the NEC. While playing that quality of competition can make a team tougher, it can also wear you down and possibly result in several injured players. The Dukes may be playing Albany (probably the favorite to win the NEC) when they are at their weariest at Rooney Field. However, note that in September 2006 Albany upset The Fighin' Blue Hens 17-10 in Delaware's stadium. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]